Ray Brown

Ray Brown, who today partners in a consulting firm with Denis Brown, has been in the automotive industry for over 40 years with a specific focus on the energy storage segment. During his time at Johnson Controls, Ray held numerous executive positions in the Power Solutions business, including Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development for Asia and the Pacific, Vice President of Automotive Aftermarket Sales and Marketing for North America and Vice President of Automotive OEM Global Sales and Engineering.

In these roles, he was instrumental in growing the JCI OEM battery business from a US only position into becoming the global leader it is today. As a result, Ray was directly involved in developing and launching new markets, joint ventures, and acquisitions in Mexico, India, Japan, Korea, South America, and Europe. Mr. Brown has also been influential as the project for several JCI battery factories.

Ray’s career in the SLI battery industry has been a driving force in evaluating and purchasing businesses, initiating and managing joint ventures, planning, building and overseeing new battery plants, global segment management, and large OEM customer relationships including GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Mazda, VW, Mercedes, and BMW.

Mr. Brown retired from Johnson Controls in 2010 after 30 years of service in the Power Solutions business. Since then, he has serviced on the Board of Directors of multiple companies including Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. in India. Ray holds a holds an accounting degree from Pennsylvania State University.